A much younger Tomaso supporting TAG’, nee Indy 500
polesitter Alex Tagliani at IMS fountain race day. (The Tomaso Collection)
Once again, being Everything One wishes to read
about, Righto?
Yeah, I’m tootin’ my own horn here upon thoust
mystical Isle ‘O Nofendersville. Uhm where are Yuhs ‘lil Toot-Toot!
Making it under Ye Foghorn, when that Foghorn
Blows, sing it Van Morrison…
As where’s ‘Ol Jeffie’ of One Lap Down to tell me
to stay focused Man, Outside, Still Outside…
Late last year. No Fender posted it’s Gory
5,000 blog story on Monday, December 22nd. With that Oh, so
delectable Happy Holley Four Barrel Holidayzes tiding, Aye Karumba!
As I could have “padded” this tally by posting
about the tragic death of thee Biffster’, nee Greg Biffle, His family and three
others, but will save for a later day…
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d post
5,000 “riveting” blog stories, or still be going strong some 19-plus years
later, Crikesy! Although I cannot imagine reaching 10,000 posts in another 20
years…
This all crystalized for Mwah when thinking
about how my Top 10 racing movie choices have expanded and evolved over the
past two decades. Since it all began with my elongated Grand Prix review
Wayback’ over Christmas, or was it New Years eve, in Gory 2006. When No Fenders
was still in “Nappies”, just some three-plus months old, Youza !
At that point in time, I only knew of four
racing films, albeit two were definitely Clunkers! Leaving me with just Grand
Prix and Le Mans. Before learning of three more thanks to the late Robin
Miller, i.e.; Winning, The Big Wheel and To Please a Lady.
Yet with the arrival of Rush, now just over a
dozen years ago; Uhm, a baker’s dozen. Naturally the debate over best racing
films resurfaced.
RUSH:
The Best Racing Movie of All Time?
Or Y’all can
directly pass Go, without collecting your $200. And read Wee Willie Buxom’s Top
10 review below…
Hence, my racing movie choices expanded
following Rush, becoming a true Top 10 finally, excluding Clunkers and
Alternate choices.
Yet following the arrival of Ford v Ferrari in
2019, once again my list evolved, with a new Top 10 list written in 2020. Yet
never making it onto thoust Hallowed pages of No Fenders. As Y’all know the
drill here Mateys…
Thus, with the arrival of F1: The Movie last
July, naturally this subject once again became all the rage. For which I
finally hammered out and posted my current Top 10 list just days ago. Which
didn’t include what have become outcasts or alternates. Whilst the Clunkers
really shouldn’t surprise Yuhs.
Alternates
While I never saw The 2019 Art of Racing in the
Rain movie. A “Pet” project of Dr. McDreamy, aka Patrick Dempsey, with Kevin
Costner as Enzo’s voice. I did read the delightful 2008 book about Enzo the dog
and His master’s Denny’s travails as a racing driver written by Garth Stein
over a decade ago.
The
Art of Racing in the Rain in More ways than One can Conjure
Whilst you already know about the others noted
above: Paul Newman’s Winning. Mickey Rooney’s The Big Wheel and Clark Gable’s
To Please a Lady…
Clunkers
Shouldn’t even need to tell you or scribble
what the worst racing film ever is! Like can Y’all say Joe Tanto? With Sly
Stallone’s Driven undoubtably standing atop the podium!
Vice Champion, runner-up or second place
belongs to Tom Cruise’s Dazes ‘O Blunder. (Days of Thunder( With Burt Reynolds
Stroker Ace being third.
Hey, anyone wearing a Chicken suit in a racing
film with Gomer Pyle sayin’ gollee is a lock for the podium…
Others
Naturally, everyone and their Dog, even Enzo
has a Top 10 racing movies list. Having learned about Speed Racer, the film and
the unknown of The Pit Stop when perusing Autoweek and Esquire’s Top 10
selections following the release of F1: The Movie.
Which if you’re curious? I’ll let your fingers do the walking and search the All knowing Intrawoods’ for others choices…